Innovation and growth : what do we know? / editor, Anjan Thakor, Washington University in St. Louis, USA.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thakor, Anjan V., editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business planning.

Organizational change.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 190 pages ) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific, 2013.

New Jersey : World Scientific, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book, written entirely by faculty at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, provides a variety of practical and implementable perspectives on innovation for managers. In addition, the book contains chapters that provide reviews of the academic research on innovation in the faculty members' specific areas of expertise. In taking this multifunctional approach to innovation, the focus of the book is not just on what is currently considered to be "best practice". Rather, it is on bringing to managers the cutting-edge knowledge that is being generated by academic researc

Contents:

Contents; Chapter 1 Innovation: An Overview Anjan Thakor; 1. Introduction; 2. The Academic Research on Innovation; Organizational Behavior; Operations and Marketing; Finance and Economics; 3. Innovation Insights from a Managerial Perspective; 4. Conclusion; Part A: The Academic Research on Innovation; Chapter 2 Innovation: A Review of Research in Organizational Behavior Keith Sawyer and Stuart Bunderson; 1. Composition; Group Diversity; Group Turnover; 2. Process; Factors that Make Brainstorming More or Less Effective; Motivation losses; Co-ordination losses; Fixing Brainstorming

Trained facilitatorElectronic brainstorming; Use groups to select ideas; Hidden Profiles; 3. Norms; Psychological Safety; Power Asymmetry; 4. Organizational Context; Teams and Creativity; Centrality; 5. Putting the Framework into Practice; 6. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Managing Innovation Processes and New Product Development Projects: Operations and Marketing Research Perspectives Panos Kouvelis and Betul Lus; 1. Introduction; 2. Platform-Based Product Development; 3. Disruptive Innovation; 4. Portfolio Management and Resource Allocation; 5. Incentives

6. Putting the Framework into Practice7. Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Innovation and Finance: A Survey Anjan V. Thakor; 1. Introduction; 2. Innovation and Shareholder Value: The Valuation Perspective; Does Innovation Create Shareholder Value?; Why Do Firms Do Basic Research?; How Do Companies Set Hurdle Rates for Innovative Projects?; How Do Innovative Firms Get Financed?; 3. Financial Innovation; How Do We Define Financial Innovation?; Why Have We Observed So Much Financial Innovation?; Who are the Innovators and What are Their Incentives?; What are the Social Benefi ts of Innovation?

4. Summary of Key Insights5. Conclusion; References; Part B: Innovation Perspectives for Managers; Chapter 5 Creating a Climate for Business Innovation: Guidelines for Leaders Lee J. Konczak and Signe Spencer; 1. Introduction; Apple; FedEx; Southwest Airlines; 2. Innovation for Growth; 3. Innovation Defined; What Type of Innovation is Needed?; 4. Understanding the Innovation-Organizational Climate Linkage; 5. Dimensions of Organizational Climate; 6. Summary of Organizational Climate; 7. Putting the Framework into Practice; Step 1: Determine the Type of Innovation You Want to Achieve

Step 2: Identify the Climate Dimensions that May Be Blocking Your Employees' InnovationsStep 3: Create a Change Plan; 8. Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 Unblocking Innovation: Breaking the Shackle of Assumptions Samuel Chun and Anjan V. Thakor; 1. Introduction; 2. More on the "Unblocking" Approach; 3. The Case of Airplanes; Introduction; Background; Brief Historical Sections; Kites; Balloons; Fixed wing aircraft; Assumptions; 4. The Apple iPod; Introduction; Some Background: What is an iPod?; The Portable Music Player Industry; Apple Computer and Music: What Key Assumption was Abandoned?

5. Putting the Framework into Practice

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789814343558

9814343552

OCLC:

897557761